Volks...where are their 2 and 3 peice wheels at??

Zerafian · 11-16-2014, 11:45 PM

I got into modding back in 06' right in the middle of the sf challenge, GTV, GT30, GTC and so on gen of volk wheels.

Am I the only one curious about where the hell they all went? Maybe Im out of the loop but I recently just ordered a set of work wheels and didnt even have to bother looking at volks because all their 2 or 3 piece wheels are discountined and they havent made a new gen. of them.

Just curious if Im the only one or if someone has some insight.

karotZ · 11-17-2014, 01:48 AM

Rays realized that people barely bought multi-piece wheels from them as their monoblocks are THE most popular ones. That's where the SSR and Work Wheels comes into picture, their multi-piece wheels are beautiful and strong.

Zerafian · 11-17-2014, 08:40 PM

hard to believe that since the last gen. they made are all over the internet. They were nearly the most popular wheel to buy around 2005-2009. I can only go off my experience on the forums, not like I can see their sales numbers.

Waiz · 11-20-2014, 04:55 PM

This is actually a really good observation!

They haven't had a multi-piece wheel for a very long time. I suspect they weren't selling well and they decided to phase them out

dvo · 11-26-2014, 12:57 PM

If orders don't justify keeping a mold around, they will eventually trash it. Let's not forget that Japan is a very small country and space is crucial. Molds for wheels or jigs for exhausts are things that do take up lots of space.

Volk's bread and butter wheels are their Forged 1 pce and those wheels sell themselves. New color, engraving or sticker and people go crazy over them. I think that most of the popular Volk multi piece wheels in the 2005-2009 were two piece wheels IIRC. In the price range that they were at, I think people would rather buy a 3 piece wheel.

11-16-2014, 11:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zerafian A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,344 Drives: 13' MB 370z Rep Power: 30949	Volks...where are their 2 and 3 peice wheels at?? I got into modding back in 06' right in the middle of the sf challenge, GTV, GT30, GTC and so on gen of volk wheels. Am I the only one curious about where the hell they all went? Maybe Im out of the loop but I recently just ordered a set of work wheels and didnt even have to bother looking at volks because all their 2 or 3 piece wheels are discountined and they havent made a new gen. of them. Just curious if Im the only one or if someone has some insight. __________________ LC500 exhaust set uphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI7DiA43ZYw&t

11-17-2014, 01:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
karotZ Track Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: not found Posts: 723 Drives: on empty tank of gas Rep Power: 15	Rays realized that people barely bought multi-piece wheels from them as their monoblocks are THE most popular ones. That's where the SSR and Work Wheels comes into picture, their multi-piece wheels are beautiful and strong. DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ VERTEX \| SUIVAX \| AMUSE \| SSR \| SPARCO \| STILLEN \| FAST INTENTIONS x HKS \| HANKOOK \| NARDI \| NRG \| EVO-R \| ROBISPEC \| SPC

11-17-2014, 08:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zerafian A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 1,344 Drives: 13' MB 370z Rep Power: 30949	hard to believe that since the last gen. they made are all over the internet. They were nearly the most popular wheel to buy around 2005-2009. I can only go off my experience on the forums, not like I can see their sales numbers. __________________ LC500 exhaust set uphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI7DiA43ZYw&t

11-26-2014, 12:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
dvo Base Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gardena Posts: 129 Drives: FD Rep Power: 14	If orders don't justify keeping a mold around, they will eventually trash it. Let's not forget that Japan is a very small country and space is crucial. Molds for wheels or jigs for exhausts are things that do take up lots of space. Volk's bread and butter wheels are their Forged 1 pce and those wheels sell themselves. New color, engraving or sticker and people go crazy over them. I think that most of the popular Volk multi piece wheels in the 2005-2009 were two piece wheels IIRC. In the price range that they were at, I think people would rather buy a 3 piece wheel. __________________ http://www.facebook.com/rrydes

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11-20-2014, 04:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 459	This is actually a really good observation! They haven't had a multi-piece wheel for a very long time. I suspect they weren't selling well and they decided to phase them out